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Art of Later Japan

Art of Later Japan. Ashikaga Family = Shogun (general-in-chief) 1392-1568. Common Japanese Aesthetics. Love of natural materials Taste for symmetry Sense of humor (lol!) Tolerance of paradoxical/contradictory qualities * paradoxical : seemingly absurd. Muromachi Period.

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Art of Later Japan

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  1. Art of Later Japan Ashikaga Family = Shogun (general-in-chief) 1392-1568

  2. Common Japanese Aesthetics • Love of natural materials • Taste for symmetry • Sense of humor (lol!) • Tolerance of paradoxical/contradictory qualities *paradoxical: seemingly absurd

  3. Muromachi Period • Marked the ascendance of Zen Buddhism, peaking the Samurai’s interest. • Overcame Pure Land Buddhism, which rose in the latter of the Heian Period (794-1185).

  4. Ink Painting • Ink paintings transitioned from a harsh style to a subtle, Zen-like style during Muromachi. • The subjects changed from Monks and Teachers to Chinese-style landscapes.

  5. Landscape painted by Bunsei • Muromachi period • mid - 15th cent. • Ink on hanging scroll • Depicts atmospheric perspective • The white is read as water, illustrating the pure, lonely, and serene spirit of Zen-Buddhism.

  6. Winter Landscape by Sesshu • Muromachi Period - 1470’s • Ink on Paper • Traveled extensively as a Buddhist monk • Literati: a style that marks the taste of the educated class in East Asia. • Sesshu was NOT influenced by literati.

  7. Calligraphy Pair by Ikkyu • Muromachi Period mid. 15th century • Ink on paper • A very free expression of traditional calligraphy • “Abjure evil, practice only the good.”

  8. See any similarities?

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